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January 27, 2026 3:04 PM ET Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies and universities to immediately freeze all H-1B visa petitions in a letter to state agency heads on Tuesday. Abbott wrote that the Texas economy should “work for the benefit of Texas workers and Texas employers.” The governor cited “recent reports of abuse”

January 27, 2026 2:43 PM ET House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his leadership team voiced support Tuesday for impeaching Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. Nearly 150 House Democrats have sponsored articles of impeachment against Noem, first unveiled by Democratic Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly on Jan. 14, but Jeffries had not previously

January 27, 2026 1:43 PM ET Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday called for the Border Patrol officer who allegedly killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday to be “immediately” put on administrative leave — and for an independent investigation into the fatal shooting. Paul, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee, wrote in

January 23, 2026 1:15 PM ET A new paper from Harvard University researchers claims that “long-standing declines in bias have stalled or reversed” among Americans, particularly younger Americans.  The researchers examined data from 2.5 million U.S. respondents collected between 2021 and 2024, examining “[i]mplicit and explicit attitudes … towards seven social groups: sexuality, race, skin-tone

January 18, 2026 7:36 PM ET Democratic Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas ripped into fellow party Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner over redistricting in the commonwealth, declaring Saturday she didn’t need advice from “a cuck chair in the corner.” With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, redistricting plans have surfaced in both Republican-led and

January 18, 2026 2:28 PM ET California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax is tearing Democrats apart as the party’s biggest names line up against a union-backed ballot measure. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the proposal “really damaging” and “bad economics” in an interview with Politico this week. He warned the measure has already triggered an

January 18, 2026 1:37 PM ET CNN host Jake Tapper confronted Democratic Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego on Sunday over his past support for funding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since he presently opposes law enforcement actions by the agency. Democrats ramped up their pushback against ICE and its operations following the Jan. 7 shooting

January 18, 2026 12:02 PM ET Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell vowed to revoke the driver’s licenses of federal immigration officers and called them “assholes” during a gubernatorial forum over the weekend. Swalwell made the remarks Saturday at the Empowerment Congress California Governor Forum in Los Angeles, the New York Post reported. The congressman is

January 14, 2026 11:54 AM ET A reporter confronted Democratic Oregon Rep. Maxine Dexter on Tuesday over her accusations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the U.S. Border Patrol’s shooting of two individuals linked to Venezuelan crime syndicate Tren de Aragua (TdA). Dexter put out a statement on Jan. 8 where she accused ICE

January 14, 2026 11:33 AM ET Someone check in on this woman, please. “i married my dog for my 50th birthday… BLESS!” wrote Jenny Lewis, leader singer for Rilo Kiley, on Saturday. Lewis attached photos of the “wedding,” including Polaroid shots of her in a wedding veil and gown, where she posed next to her